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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 111-137.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Wallace believe is the ultimate outsider?
(a) Women.
(b) Carnies.
(c) Midwesterners.
(d) Journalists.

2. How does Wallace describe the public restrooms at the desert competition?
(a) Clean.
(b) Average.
(c) Disgusting.
(d) Heavenly.

3. What does Wallace most like about the Expo Building at the state fair?
(a) It's quiet.
(b) It's air conditioned.
(c) There's lots of shopping.
(d) It's big.

4. By the end of the state fair, what has Wallace realized about the purpose of fairs?
(a) They are a good way to make money.
(b) They are for advertisement.
(c) They are for all the people of the community.
(d) They are pointless.

5. In the Midwest, how are people supposed to respond to a tornado during a tennis match?
(a) Get under the benches.
(b) Gather together.
(c) Go to a nearby ditch.
(d) Go home.

Short Answer Questions

1. Wallace describes his tennis career as ______ successful.

2. On his second day of the desert competition, why does Wallace repeatedly use the bathroom?

3. Wallace studied Mathematics in college because the straight lines reminded him of what?

4. According to Wallace, why does watching television beget more television?

5. What was Image-Fiction a response to?

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